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Coordinator of Instruction Services
Tenure Track
Instructor/Assistant Professor
$31,500 minimum, Depending on Qualifications

Qualifications:
-MLS degree from an ALA-accredited program
-Two years professional library experience or related teaching experience
-Thorough knowledge of standard print and electronic information sources,
 including Internet
-Excellent written and oral communication skills
-Demonstrated ability to meet requirements for faculty promotion and tenure.

Preferred:
-Experience in planning, designing and leading a library education program
-Experience teaching
-Demonstrable knowledge of established and emerging instructional methods and
 technologies,
-Ability to develop computer-assisted instructional materials, especially
  web page design and construction
-Second masters degree
-Fluency in Spanish.

Examples of Duties:
-Provide leadership through planning, coordinating and evaluating the
  Library's instruction program
-Coordinate and evaluate the Library's information literacy courses
-Teach both course-related instruction sessions and for-credit courses
-Provide pedagogical development and training for librarians
-Work closely with Library and campus-wide faculty to promote information
 literacy
-Evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of information literacy at NMSU
-Other duties as assigned including general reference service with some night
 and weekend hours
-Participation in Library and NMSU committees.

Reports to the Head of Humanities and Social Sciences Services Department.

New Mexico State University, New Mexico's land grant university, enrolls
approximately 15,000 students in 75 undergraduate, 50 master, and 20
doctoral degree programs.  NMSU is classified as a Carnegie I research
institution and is a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Universities (HACU).  The library contains approximately 1 million volumes
and has an annual budget exceeding $5 million.  The University Library
operates 2 buildings and a state-of-the-art electronic classroom.  Library
computer resources include VTLS, Innopac, OCLC, Internet access,
FirstSearch, Campus-wide CD-ROM LAN, and multiple PC applications.  For
more information, see our web page at http://lib.nmsu.edu.

Located along the Rio Grande River in southern New Mexico, NMSU is 40
miles north of the El Paso, Texas-Ciudad Juarez, Mexico metropolitan area,
at the southern end of the Rocky Mountains.  This desert area enjoys
abundant sunshine and is within easy driving distance of excellent hiking,
skiing, and water sports.

Benefits Offered:
Group medical and hospital insurance, group life insurance, NM educational
retirement, workers' compensation, sick leave, annual leave and
unemployment compensation. See http://www.nmsu.edu/~personel/benefits.html

Reply to/Deadline for Applications:
Submit letter of application and resume, with names/addresses/phone
numbers of three references, postmarked on or before March 26, 1999, to:

Kate Shaughnessy, Personnel Specialist
NMSU Library
Dept. 3475 Box 30006
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8006

NMSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.
Offer of employment is contingent upon verification of individual's
eligibility for employment in the United States.


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   Susan E. Beck
   Head, Humanities & Social Sciences Services
   New Mexico State University Library
   505-646-6171   |  susabeck@lib.nmsu.edu
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